Crossover Stories: Jessica Chastain Wanted a Sequel with Octavia Spencer: ‘How Awesome Would This Movie Be?’

Cross Stories (2011)could have a sequel if it depended on Jessica Chastain. to the podcast Entertainment Weekly’s Awardist, Chastain explained (via People): “You know, I always think about it and I wanted to play her again, Celia Foote. I just wanted to do something, Celia and Minny, and see what happens”, he stated mentioning the character of Octavia Spencer.

“They ended up together, raising the baby together, they were best friends. How amazing would that movie be?”, imagined the actress. “I used to love her [Celia Foote]had to be a little silly,” she added. Unlike the elegant Mira Phillips in the miniseries Scenes from a Wedding (2021)Celia was a laid-back character.

Chastain It is spencer were nominated for an Oscar for their performances as supporting actresses, and octavia took the prize. Viola Davis, Emma Stone, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sissy Spacek, Allison Janney It is Cicely Tyson also participated in the feature film.

“Celia was a deep dive for me,” he recalled. Jessica. “I was a supporting character in that story. I wish I could revisit that character.”

Although Cross Stories has been a success at the box office, the film is surrounded by controversy for placing the character of Emma Stonea white woman, as a heroine in a narrative about black women.

Viola Davis, for example, confessed to having regretted participating in the feature. In 2020, she told Vanity Fair (via People): “There is no one who has not had fun with Cross Stories. But there’s a part of me that feels like I betrayed myself, and my people, because I was in a movie that wasn’t ready to tell the whole truth.”